Unemployment Rate in Salem city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.6%
Rank #1,047/3,222 · #56 in VA
68th
Salem 3.6%
VA 4.1% -13.4%
US 5.3% -32.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Salem city's unemployment rate of 3.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Salem city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,044 | Seneca County, OH | 3.6% |
| #1,045 | Piscataquis County, ME | 3.6% |
| #1,046 | Richland County, WI | 3.6% |
| #1,047 | Salem city, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,048 | Grayson County, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,049 | Dakota County, MN | 3.6% |
| #1,050 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 3.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Salem city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.6%, ranking #1,047 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #56 of 133. This places it in the 68th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.